MiG-21’s last operational flight captured in a Bollywood movie, will appear with Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal on screenThe Indian Air Force bid farewell to its MiG-21 fighter jets after nearly six decades of service, marking a historic moment in Indian milit...
26 Sep, 2025, 12.20 PM IST
Thunder Over Michigan air show’s MiG-23 jet crash: All you may want to knowA MiG-23 jet crashed at a Michigan air show while its occupants ejected. The incident occurred during the Thunder Over Michigan air show, w...
15 Aug, 2023, 01.26 AM IST
Mig 29K crashes off Goa coast; pilot ejects safely"A MiG 29K on a routine sortie over sea off Goa developed a technical malfunction while returning to base. The pilot ejected safely and has...
12 Oct, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
After Tejas, India moves ahead to procure more MiG-29s & SukhoisThe acquisition of these MiG-29s at “relatively lower prices” will add to 59 such jets already with IAF. The 12 Sukhoi-30MKIs, in turn, wil...
18 Jan, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
MiG-29K aircraft of Indian Navy crashes into sea; one pilot rescued, search on for secondThis is the third accident involving the Mig-29K aircraft in the last one year. A MiG-29K twin-seat fighter aircraft had crashed in South G...
27 Nov, 2020, 08.32 PM IST
Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashes near Nal in Rajasthan, pilot safeThe pilot ejected and is reportedly safe. Further details are awaited. A CoI will be set up to investigate the cause of the accident.
08 Mar, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
Ageing aircraft, poor maintenance, inadequate training hit IAF hardThe armed forces may contend they have drastically brought down the rate from around 30 crashes per year prevalent in the 1971-1972 to 2003...
20 Feb, 2019, 10.39 AM IST
Indian Air Force MiG 27 crashes near Rajasthan's JodhpurWhile the plane was completely destroyed according to the images of the crash, the pilot is reportedly safe.
04 Sep, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
IAF's MiG-21 crashes in Himachal Pradesh, pilot deadThe pilot of the aircraft, Squadron Leader Meet Kumar, has died.
18 Jul, 2018, 05.31 PM IST
Rajasthan: IAF's MiG 23 aircraft crashes in Jodhpur's Balesar, pilots safeThis is second chopper crash within a week as an Indian Air Force helicopter went missing on June 4 in Arunachal Pradesh.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.08 PM IST
50 years on, MiG-21 continues to showcase combat flyingIt was before the 1962 conflict with China that India had begun to look for "high-altitude supersonic interceptors" to counter the F-104 St...
20 Apr, 2013, 11.56 AM IST
482 of 872 MiGs procured since 1966 have crashed: AntonyThe MiG fighters may have performed a stellar role ever since their induction began in the early 1960s. but their high crash rate has serio...
03 May, 2012, 09.43 AM IST
- CAG miffed over messy purchases of 16 MiG 29K aircraft by the Indian Navy
The IAF was also criticised for incurring wasteful expenditure of Rs 3.09 cr on the procurement of flare cartridges to be used on its fleet.
12 Sep, 2011, 10.04 AM IST
- Jaguar fighter aircraft crashes, pilot, girl killed
A Jaguar fighter aircraft on Thursday crashed in Dilahi Firozpur village in this district, killing its pilot and a girl working in a field.
04 Aug, 2011, 02.34 PM IST
- Navy not to ground MiG-29K fighters
With Russia holding that the crash of a MiG-29K in Astrakhan, was not due to any technical defect, India does not plan to ground its fleet ...
01 Jul, 2011, 09.14 AM IST
- End of the MiG era by 2017, says Antony
Russian-origin MiG-21s were the first truly supersonic fighter jets to be inducted into IAF in 1963, which then was a move by India to coun...
24 Feb, 2011, 05.23 AM IST
- MiG-21 crashes in Assam, pilots safe
A MiG-21 trainer fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force crashed in upper Assam's Sibsagar district but the two pilots ejected safely.
12 Nov, 2008, 03.04 PM IST